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Giggling about BBLs, bees, and best friends

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Giggling about BBLs, bees, and best friends

The podcast blends personal anecdotes with sharp cultural observations, exploring themes of identity, gender, body image, and digital culture. The host shares a relatable moment of emotional vulnerability during a hide-and-seek game with young children, emphasizing how children don’t care about rules and instead focus on fun and joy. This leads into deeper reflections on societal norms around body talk—men frequently discuss fitness and body metrics, while women’s body conversations are often absent, revealing a gap in shared openness. The host highlights a creative solution: a woman using a CPAP machine to create heatless curls, a witty and empowering act of self-expression. The conversation also touches on modern parenting, including concerns about food allergies and children’s snacks, and the chaotic reality of family life. A key insight is the lack of body discussions among women during social gatherings, contrasting with men’s frequent focus on physical appearance. The host reflects on personal identity, particularly in how she chooses her Instagram profile picture, noting that authenticity and simplicity resonate more than perfection. The segment also critiques digital culture, from horizontal Instagram photos to over-corrected captions, showing how social media shapes self-presentation. Amid humor and chaos—like a bee sting that led to a two-hour nap—the tone remains warm and self-aware. Ultimately, the episode offers a candid, unfiltered look at everyday life, blending personal growth with broader societal trends, from parenting to self-image, while celebrating authenticity and the small, meaningful moments that define a life lived fully.

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(upbeat music) - Sup, gigglers? - Very, fix your Wi-Fi. - I don't know if that's true. We can't be manners. (laughing) - I'm in the day just got away from me. - Hello, my, I feel like a two year old. I'm just like, and then, and then when, and I was, and I was in, and then I just started crying. - And then I just started crying. (laughing) - But I don't have the kids today, guys. - Thank God. - Thank God. - Actually, I put in my own due diligence with children this weekend. - Due diligence? - Yeah, I did. I played an insane round of hide and go seek with a four year old and a three year old, and here's the thing I like about them. They don't care if you cheat. They want a cheat. Like, I would go hide, and then they would yell, where are you? And I would tell them, and then they would come get me. - You should have been like, this isn't what life is, how you live life. People don't give you the answers. You got to figure it out yourself. - I realized I just wanted to make them happy, and that made me happy. - That was beautiful. Something that didn't make me happy. - Yes. Back to our core. - Back to our God-given age. (laughing) - Just let you guys know that sometimes, we hand a gossip before the pod, and sometimes we do an hour. It's not sometimes. Every time we have to like say the things that we need to say that we can't say. - Geekly Squad is unfiltered, uncensored, but that's an intimate setting. - We're saying full names in the beginning. We're saying social security numbers, and we need to protect people. - Okay, so anyway, today I make that TikTok of that, like me living my dream life, like doing everything I've ever wanted to do in my life, and it's just like me like-- - Yeah, but the rest of the space. - So I put it on, and TikTok obviously like gets it. I put it on my Instagram story. It was anthropology to see who is naturally sarcastic in their everyday life, and who is not. Like I had some friends message me being like, "Are you okay?" And other people DMing me, but like it doesn't seem like you are though. You look really sad, and I'm like, that's the joke. - And then if you only think about yourself, like me, I said, that was her standing in solidarity with me, showing she's going about her life not smiling. And I said, "I love that for me." - Right, and that was your take on it. - No, that was such a funny post on it. You also posted footage from the Jersey Shore this weekend. How was the Jersey Shore? What did you see? How was the boardwalk? - I think it's just like a classic Jersey Shore weekend, and by that I mean, I wore really cute outfits and I went to the beach. (laughing) - I, literally, like I. - I love a beach, I love an outfit, I love a summer. - I love a beach, I love an outfit. - When I tell you, I sat there, and I looked at the rest of the girls, and I said, "Girls, how did we get here "in 2026?" And they looked at me and they said, "We don't know." - There was a group of men, okay? And they're standing, they're doing men things. You know, like they're pulling, they're pulling cards and things that hold beverages and they're putting. - They like to care. - Yeah, like they're doing things they're standing there talking. - Picking up, putting it down. - But I had an observation where I said, the men are standing over there talking about their bodies for a full 45, a full 45 about their bodies. And I'm looking at the girls, and I'm like, never in my life did I think I would sit here at 33 years old, and we haven't discussed our bodies once. - You guys are talking about starting a business. - You guys are talking about stocks. You guys are talking about your dreams. - One of them was pregnant, we didn't even bring it up. (laughing) I'm just gonna. But I was like, guys, sit down. - The men are talking about their hip to waist ratio. - The men have lost it. They're talking about routines. They're talking about proteins. They're talking about different mixes. - But I do think as men get older, as they're testosterone lowers. - If I had to hear about it. - That's like all they talk about, which I know you're triggered by, but like, it's all they talk about. - I think like the movie Werewolf was literally just about a guy who overdosed on testosterone when he was like hitting his middle age and was like afraid. - I think men should naturally lose a little soft, whatever happened to softening in your older age. Gracefully, ageing gracefully. - In my head, I'm just like, you don't have a beauty standard. What are you guys working against? What are you guys doing? - Oh, here he is. - Like, what's your beauty standard? Do men have a beauty standard? Wait, is my computer about to die now? - Do men have a beauty standard? Like, is there a guy or like, is there a celebrity that like, unanimously men are like he's? - I feel like George Clooney, men like look up too 'cause he's like the stash. Brad Pitt, I think, like, guys think are hot. You could also, like, if you said, like, Hercules, I feel like you did, like the red power ranger. - Do you think they compare their bodies to anyone? And like, who do you think it is? - I know that like, guys do, but they'll make fun of the guy who's like, really fit if they're not fit. - They're like, oh, we're getting out of that. - Leonardo DiCaprio's arguably one of our most famous celebrities and he's had a dad bought for 30 years and no one cares. - You want to spend the week? - Yeah. - To bring it back to women. - Yeah, sorry. - There's a girl going around. - Who used to-- - And when a girl's going around. (laughing) - I hear Pac-a-Lop. - Did you want me to finish those? - Yeah, what is she? (laughing) - I was just like, and she went around. She's using her CPAP, which is this thing, you could in your mouth. - Sleep apnea. - First sleep apnea. She realized she could take her hair and roll it around the CPAP machine, so she could have heatless curls. And in the morning, she had no sleep apnea and gorgeous natural waves. So shout out to her. If you Google CPAP, heat curler, she'll definitely come up. It's been sent to me like, 200 times. - That's extraordinary. - I mean, genius. But going back to body stuff. - Really? 'Cause I was gonna take it in heatless curls. (laughing) But you know what, before we seag into, I get tennis stuff, and there's this thing called 1800s, like what girls wore to tennis in the 1800s, which you would have loved. It's just like, corset over corset over sh-- - 'Cause that's like, whatever. - That's so practical to run. - But then, are you familiar with what a bustle is? - Isn't a bustle like, like a big skirt, like the back of a big skirt, like you can pin your bustle up. Like I only know that from like, wedding. - So it looks like a big lobster tail. - Okay. - So they'd put this like, bustle, which basically was an 1800s BBL. Like you have the outfit going now. Let's put on our bustle. So it made girls look like they had this huge curvy butt. And I'm like, since day one, the girls were getting BBLs. And in no way was that helping your tennis game. If anything, it was just more to carry. - I think the girls are still getting BBLs. - Well, now people are rumoring any skinny girl that has a butt. They're like-- - Getting a BBL. - That was a mind, a little BBL, or a pad. - Here's the thing, I just love sitting so much. You couldn't-- - There's no-- - I'm not making a commitment to not sit for like a week. - Oh god, no. - Like I'm just not doing that. - You just stand everywhere? - How are you sleeping? - Well, I heard that when girls get it done in Mexico and they have to get on the plane, everyone's just standing up on the plane. - I've seen them on the airplane and they're like, some are like kneeling on the seats. I've also seen like chairs that like have the butt cut out that you could like sit, whatever. But at night time, are you just only laying on your stomach? That seems that's so bad for my lower back. - I love a stomach sleep. I love a stomach sleep. - Yeah, I can't ever do that. - It's very grounding. - How does your lower back not-- - It's killing me. - It's killing me, actually. - Is that the source of all my lower back pain? - No, it's hurting me just thinking about you sleeping on your stomach the whole night. - Well, I start on my stomach, then I go on my side and I end up on my back. It's like a whole routine. Oh, and one more lowest comment. - Did you show lowest my TikTok with all my beach outfits? - No, but I need to. - Yeah, you really do. - I will. I go downstairs and all I did was put some lipstick on and lowest it goes, "You have a pretty face." (laughing) And they said, "Thank you." And she goes, "Cause you put makeup on." And I said, "Okay." And then she goes, "Do you look like Paige?" (laughing) - She goes, "You look pretty like Paige." She's so giggly, squat coated. - Her just saying, "You have a pretty face." - It's so giggly, squat coated, just in general. - She only wants me in glam. - Yeah, same. (laughing) - I'm like literally useless to her without glam. I wake up in the morning bare face and she's like, "What?" And I try to teach her. I said, "Well, you know what, I put makeup on." And she looked at me and she said, "Does this gonna want to marry you?" you. And I said, Lois. Lois. He loves me without makeup on. She goes, why? I'm telling I'm not making this up. This is verbate on what she's saying to me. She goes, why? And I go, because sometimes people like your personality, if you're smart, and if you're kind, and she's like, put the makeup on. No. And I'm like, okay, we've learned nothing today. Lois has a pink aura, and I think I think I am similar to her in like, okay, sometimes there are things that like, different page. In my 20s and younger, and probably even in my early 30s, have there been things that I've done that you could classify as pick me? Yeah, I'm alive. Like I've done pick me things before. Yeah. But sometimes when it's like really girly things, and people will argue like, I saw a girl on TikTok the other day, and it was like, really like beauty routines are inherently misogynistic because like, who are you doing them for? But sometimes I feel attacked in that rhetoric because I'm like, not never once. I'm not going to say that. Like yeah, have I gotten ready for a guy before? Of course. Well, that's just like, you're attracted to someone you want to do things like to attract to me. Yeah, but like my nighttime skincare routine genuinely, I mean, actually. I'm like, is it to like, not look older, but then I'm like, why do I want enough? First of all, there's nothing wrong with wearing makeup. I love makeup. But like, did you wear makeup every day going to your all-girl school? Never not once. Okay. But I did on Fridays when I knew I had to go to the boys. No, but there were some days where like, if I wanted to try out like a hairstyle, like I would do it. Yes. Yeah. Well, like when we do a photo shoot, I'm not thinking about men, like, are gonna like these pictures of anything they're not. But only boys I'm thinking about if gay men will like this or not. And that actually is in my head a little too much. I had to film something today and I filmed with three girls, four girls, four girls, one guy, two girls, one cop. And as soon as the gay guy came into my chair, I felt as though I had known him for. Do you work for a hair salon? What do you mean that came into my chair? Is that next to me, my chair? Yeah. Why did I see that? He's there like, how long has it been? Split ends, baby. Split ends. You wonder what? I got a haircut today. So. Are you two? No, he came inside next to me and we filmed. So we had to film to the point where someone asked if we knew each other before. And I said, me and gay men, you. If you're gay, we have. I said, we just we click. It's just something about us. I was with my uncle Johnny all weekend. He's perfect. He got a martini a dinner with all the kids. He had to. He literally was fighting for his life. And then I got in trouble because Lois got up, left her pizza, wire is kids food. Looks so good. And I'm like, look around the table. I'm like, if I were to take a bite, they were like, if you take a bite, she'll freak out. And I'm like, is it worth it? It's something the moms have not told us in our DMs. I get DMed a lot of things about being a mom, like, would we bring things up? And now one of them has ever said anything about the children's snacks. Um, Dino nuggets. I could eat that for the rest of my life. I was sitting at dinner at the other night, having an adult meal of cheeseburgers. I don't want to say. Get to my rides, eat mac and cheese. I said, where'd you got that? They said, my mom made it for me. I said, where is your god damn mom? I need a bowl. Kids want to sleep. Things went in the refrigerator. I screwed right over there. I ate their leftovers. So don't leave mac and cheese around me. I, it looks so good. I don't even know what brand it was. I think it was like that, um, what's that really trendy one? No, like little noodles and booze. Oh yeah, koodles. And there's protein on it. Wait till what happened with you and your new bestie, your new gay bestie in the chair? I hate to sound like an influencer, but I can't tell you right now. You'll see it at a later date. She's teasing you. Come comment. Don't in the chair. No, it's a comment below. I've gotten a lot of DMs about that of like, it's diabolical, what they're doing. Hannah and I were on FaceTime earlier and Hannah said the word demonic. And I said, oh, I said, oh my god, Hannah, I use the word demonic today. And I don't think I because usually my go to is diabolical. But I said, let me switch. You got to get new words, new adjectives. I love that we both knew it at the same time. That's where we bonded. Should we both just like get a thosaurus and like look around every day? Just change stuff up. You love saying the source just then. You're like, I'll see a thosaurus. There was a 50/50 shot. I was going to get it right right before I said it. And then the source is a contidictionary. The source is like when I don't want to say the word, and I want to say it if her one. And you can't tell me what to say. Yeah. I feel like there was like a phase in my life where my mom was like, if you don't have a thosaurus then how are you even doing your homework? And I'm like, I don't think you know who the hell you're talking to lady. You and I, we do not see it eye to eye when it comes to this school stuff. You go, mom, where I'm going to be, we're not going to need a thosaurus. I promise you, Hannah and her mom will handle the book right now. I was just going to cut some me being a New York Times best selling author. No one talked about it. No, the source. No, the source. There's the source in sites and no chat GBT baby. Dude, I would absolutely crush high school right now. Are you kidding? I don't even get how that's being right. I'm very worried. I'm very, very worried. I have more gay lore in regards to the little mermaid. Yeah. So the giggler's is really on this, you're on this case. There's more shit going on with Hans Christian Anderson. Hell yeah. A whole new world. Um, I want to be with the people are, you know, they in the sun. No, you just did this. You just brought us up. You can say, I'm sick of this podcast. I've had it with this goddamn podcast. I'm tuning. I'm tuning. I wish I could be part of your world. Okay. It's a gay anthem. It's about not being able to be out and be gay. That's why he felt like a mermaid who couldn't be with the people. He wants to be part of their world. Media literacy. It's a lost art. Where they walk, out where they talk, out where they say all day in the sun. Oh, I have chills. That was his love with his with his wife who didn't know. Full family. And Hans was just yearning. Hold up. Hold up. The guy that wrote the little mermaid was a gay man who was obviously was. I hope so. A straight man being like the little mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson. There's a little mermaid. She was in the water swimming. Of course he was gay. I think I'd be like the big, strong mermaid. Stop. There's so many things I want to say. I can't say no. Wait, wait. So he's married to a woman. And this was like his life's work. And this is how he got out like he was gay. Imagine she's scrolling Instagram today. She's like, what the? What year was this? I should honestly do like one Google search before. I just need. There are other podcasts that like say they're like experts and things and people get mad when they get stuff wrong. It's not this. But I feel like people don't, they like prefer us to get it wrong. Hank is Anderson. We said the scene early. Gay icon. Hans sexuality is viewed by modern scholars as fluid or bi-romantic. Oh, apparently Edward Edvard. Ooh. Edward Colin Anderson. That's not his last name. No, it's his first name. Edward Colin. Edward Colin. Edward. Edward. What? He had an intense, unrequited attachment to his close friend. And he wrote in letters, I long for you, as though you were a beautiful collabrian girl. If I had a nickel. Wait a second. Hey, I know, I know this exact gay man. I've done later in his life. He was with a Danish ballet dancer named Harold. One time somebody wrote me a letter like a breakup letter like I broke up with him and then he wrote me a letter. And my brother intercepted the ladder. And he goes, "Bro, I'm gonna give you one piece of advice. "Do not give this to my sister." (laughing) And the guy was like, "Why?" Like I said, a lot of really good things in there. Like I wanted to know how I feel. And my brother said, "She's not gonna respect you, dude." He's like, "Okay, mail me and Gary. "I'm just trying to express myself like my therapist told me to." And you're really getting in the way. He was like, "Just get back in your car, "get out of our driveway. "You were never here." - Okay, Hans Little Mermaid was interpreted by literary scholars. And they never give a name when they say literary scholars. I don't know who these literary scholars are. As queer allegory for unrequited, same sex love, mirroring the painful longing for his close friend Edward. - What year? - Oh yeah, that was the first question. (laughing) This is why we don't have an expert pod cat. (laughing) - It's powerfully captures the feeling of an outsider wanting to enter a forbidden or unreachable society. - And they hear a lot of our lore. - Okay, we'd be so bad in a group project. This is what it's like being in a group project with me and Paige right now. The project was due two weeks ago, by the way. Okay, Hans, Christian, Little Mermaid, not gay allegations. I'm just trying to know what things they want. Okay, date? No, he's gonna-- - Year. - Okay. Okay, when do you think the film was? If you had a-- - The very first film. I know it was like one of the first. I'm gonna say that Little Mermaid. Like the movie? - Okay, let me explain. (laughing) I thought you were just gonna throw a number out there. I didn't know there could be follow-up questions. - I was gonna say 1949. - Okay, the book was in 1837 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fairy Tales told for children, ended in a murder suicide. And the movie was 1989, so like recent. - I was way off on that. - Okay. - Well, if you averaged a two, you were right on. - Wait, I was definitely not gonna get 18, whatever you said. - Yeah. - I love a period piece though. - Why isn't there a movie about this man? I would love that. - Maybe there is a documentary. - That would be amazing. Okay, so his wife's definitely not scrolling Instagram and being like, what? - And we've lost Hannah, again. - He looks sweet. Sorry, I was interesting comb over. Do you remember when like in the 80s, it was like very like when men lost their hair, they just combed it over and that was no one made a note. No one was like, maybe they were like, this looks good now. A couple of months ago on the pot, I said something like, you guys, the men should have a beauty standard and like they should go get their hair done and-- - Their hair's done. - And like recently, I feel like I don't like it because I don't like the arrogance that I feel like they get after. If you're a gay man, literally go and like do it. Obviously, that's like so exciting. But I feel like some men, it was the only thing keeping them humble. - Not having a beauty routine. - Yeah. Okay, so I have to tell you guys something and I genuinely think I've become one of those people who won't shut up about a blanket. Like if you come to my apartment, I'm making you touch my Lola blanket. The second someone feels that they're like, wait, okay, I need to get it. And honestly, you guys also know I've gifted a lot of Lola blankets because truly, it's the softest blanket I've ever owned. 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Select Lola Blanket products at LolaBlankets.com with Code Giggly. - Do you think men should be allowed to use red light? - Only if I put it on (laughs) or they're like, they have to recover from something. - I was going to say does put red light on his knee. - He's recovering. - He's recovering. - No, like if like a whole room of red light like in the bedroom before bed, no. - No. - Well, are you getting those TikToks, people are like, you can get a new red light home. - I have it. - And your home is fully the ceilings are red light. - I literally did it to myself with me, I was fine. (laughs) - Wait, that's what I was talking about today when I said demonic. Like the first time I ever got like a red light like in my room, my mom was like, is this something demonic? (laughs) Kim is counting her rosaries. - And mom, this is for my wrinkles. - It is giving satanic ritual for sure. Someone's getting sacrificed and it's your wrinkles. - Yeah. - Also, even if it is a placebo effect, I don't care. I love, I love my red light before bed. - Have you felt anything? - That's what I feel like. I prefer a feeling. - Can't quantify it. - Have you ever felt anything? - I feel something from my, I was just gonna say my thimble. (laughs) My tuning works. - That you feel something because like you feel and hear the vibration and that like genuinely works. I'm telling you. - What does it do? - It. (laughs) - You did not think I was gonna ask a follow-up question to that one. - You said this podcast was about no follow-up questions. You said no follow-up questions on this podcast. We weren't experts. (laughs) - Whenever I say tuning forks, I get so hungry. - Wait, I'm so hungry right now. - I just ate a rakeite broccoli rabe pasta, which is my current hyperfixation. - Well, I feel like broccoli rabe pasta is always your current hyperfixation. - I'm obsessed with little sausage. - Do you know that? That's like one pasta that I actually hate. - And that's where we're best friends. - Yeah, because if we like the same pasta, then we'd fight over it all the time. - If you go to a restaurant and somebody gives me broccoli rabe, I know I'm giving it rage to you. - I don't know what it is. I think it's like bitter tasting. - Yeah, but I think I like the salty sweet. I'm not gonna get into it. It's, we can agree to disagree. - Okay, we don't need to get into it. - Let's not fight in front of everyone of it. - I had something crazy happen to me this weekend. - Hmm. - And I didn't know this could happen when you were growing up. Got stung by a bee. - Where? - I thought that was the thing that happened to children. - Yeah. - Where? - Well, it was a full family day. And when I tell you, like, I'd been up to-- - No way, we're on your body. (laughing) - Well, it was a crisp, crisp morning. (laughing) - Oh, it's a reading Hans Christian Anderson by the, I'm gonna get nice cup of coffee by the window. (laughing) - No, but it was a family day. There's a story. - Okay, go, hit me with the story, set the scene. - At 8.30am, I was awakened by the howling of children. - Yeah. - And I forgot that I was-- - My own home. - Isn't that the worst when you wake up tonight? - I was having so much fun though with them. And then more family came over. It was a full Italian gathering. And then after around five hours, like, I'm good. I've said all it needs to be said. I've hit, it only gets worse from here. And the kids are like, we wanna go play in the splash pad. That's what they're calling it, really. We thought it was like a little pool and then we took it out and it was just like, you know, when they put out just like rubber with like some water on it. - They have absolutely no idea what a splash pad is. Is it someplace you go? You buy one. - Do you remember that when you would like go down what is it called? The water slide that you'd put in your backyard and then there'd be like one rock and it would just like rip everyone's inside out? - No. I don't know what you're talking about. - A slip-and-slide? - Slip-and-slide. - Slip-and-slide. - Okay, okay. - So it's like a mini slip-and-slide. - Okay. - Anyway, I'm like, I'm gonna go with the kids and watch. But I'm already like dying. Like I, it's only five o'clock and I don't know. We have a whole night ahead of us. And I hear buzzing in my ear. And I guess I'm not, the bee I got in my hair and I was like trying to like kind of get it out. And then it stung my ear and my finger. I got double stung and I stop and I go, I think that's stung by a B. And everyone, everyone like really reacts. Like I was like, are you okay? And then I realized, I have an out. And I was like, let me, let me go downstairs and check. So I grabbed some ice, go to the basement, turn on the tennis chair. - You are a dad. - Pass out for two hours. - You're a dad. - I am literally dad. - You are. - It's over two hours. - I'm dad. - Come back. - The kids are so excited to see me. They miss me so much. My mom's like, where the hell are you? - Where am I, I got stung by a B. I could have gone to the hospital. Meanwhile, it was like a very light stay. - Imagine a bit your face and you could smile again. How many things have to happen to me in a given day? - Yeah, well, it's been kind of a crazy summer with like Mercury and retrograde. And like, people are really fighting for their lives. - It's looking better though. - Yeah. - It is, let this side or this side, but overall, it looks better. - No, I actually, like that's still going down. - No, your lip is so much better on the top. - And it's wider. - Yeah, it is. - But I digress. But when your friends are allergic to bees and a bee comes around, and they freak out 'cause they could have a serious, roughly reaction. - You know what's so crazy is, because we've been around children recently. At one point, there was a small baby child. Could not even speak yet. Was eating something and I just heard his dad say, "Does that have nuts in it?" - And I mean, I didn't give the food to the baby so I was out of this lawsuit. But my immediate reaction is how crazy when you have a baby, you just have to see if they're allergic to something? - Like, so what do you even do? - I guess you're right, something has to happen to know if someone's allergic. - Wait, so like one day. - You're like, you go a shellfish out of space. - So wait, as a mom, you guys are all just collectively picking a random day and being like, today's the day we're giving the baby peanut butter. We're gonna fucking see what happens. - Wait, wait, I haven't heard that there's allergy tests. Maybe some moms do it, but back in the day, they didn't have that shit. They were just like, it's time to eat a soybean. What do you think is the most annoying thing to be allergic to? - Well peanut allergies caused a lot of drama because if you have a peanut allergy, no one in your vicinity has a lot of peanuts so like in school, they'd be like, someone here has a peanut allergy so no one can have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and everyone's like, what the fuck? - Sometimes even on planes. - Plains, yeah, they'd be like, someone here. They always have someone, somebody. - Yeah, they're like definitely do. - We're not gonna say name, but they're all in the prime and that's a peanut allergy. So no, we're gonna have peanuts, but apparently peanut allergies are now, I feel like less popular. - I was gonna say it's so calm. Oh no, no, no, before, what were we gonna say? Who are you? - You know, I am a girlfriend who ate so many almonds. She gave me so much. - She became allergic to almonds. - You can overdose. - She's the point that your body rejects it. - Overdosed on healthiest girl I know, okay? - Well, it's gonna say, if I was gonna overdose on a, I would be a macadamia nut. - Well, I thought. - I'm a fatty greasy one. - Oh, shoot, I'm allergic to pecan. - Give me a pecan. - I'm allergic to pasta with butter and parmesan cheese. (laughing) No, that's like whenever I was upset about the lettuce going around. I'm like, oh no, I can't have a full salad with every meal. Oh no, dino chicken nuggets again. - Like also, like in my 20s, I had this thought where I was like, oh, one day I'm like, not gonna eat pasta with butter and parmesan cheese. Like I'm gonna be an adult and I'll like make food. I'm gonna eat pasta with butter and parmesan cheese at least once a week until the day I die. - For sure. - Like, it's the best thing ever. - For sure. - Here's another thing. Not all parmesan cheese is created equally. - Pause was crazy, that pause for effect was crazy about parmesan cheese. She was like, everyone quiet. - Not all is made equal. - Not a parmesan, yeah. - And parmesan. - And if you're not getting like finally graded, you're getting almost like, it's like little thicker. It doesn't stick to the pasta and the butter at the same one. - So just know that's the important thing. - I know our drag race names. - What are they? - I'm lasagna del Rey and you're pasta parmigiana. - Oh, I was gonna say, I don't know why pasta primavera stuck in my head. - There has to be something conti about it though. - Oh right. - I actually princess primavera. - What was your first one? - I said parmigiana. - I like that actually. - I actually like that one the best. - Parmigiana is iconic. - Now I'm starving. But anyway, I have also a fake tan update. - Okay. I didn't know where we were. Were we following a story? - Well, Haley Sharri, Nikola, had full government name, had told me to buy this like Amazon spray tan droplet thing just to like tan your face a little. - Do you ever just thought you like mixed with like your moisturizer? - Yeah, exactly. So I bought it and it actually was really good. - Which one? - And it was like cool. I'll put it in the newsletter. It's like blue and white, whatever. It's cheese like eight dollars. So then I put in my makeup bag and then of course, it like explodes to make a bag. But I don't know that it's the fake tan that exploded. I just thought something exploded in my makeup bag, which if I had a nickel. So I'm just going about my day with something that exploded. And then the next day my hand looks like a cheetah 'cause there's dots all over it 'cause I was like rummaging through my makeup bag and lowest is like what's on your hands. And then I took a hair tie that was in my makeup bag and look at my. (laughing) I don't know. - This is the most Hannah thing I've ever handled. - This is so. - And this is why I can't have fake tan around me. - Was it like when you were rummaging through your bag? Like was it wet? - I thought a moisturizer had like exploded a little and I was like, whatever. And I didn't want to go through and wash the 50 things in my makeup bag, which an adult might have done. But I was like, I can navigate this. I can deal with adversity. I didn't know that I was literally dying my skin. So I looked like I have just like orange shit all over my hands. - There's nothing worse than when something explodes in your makeup bag. - And then I have a toddler yelling at me to put more makeup on and I'm like, "Lowest, I have a lot of dealing with right now." - Oh my God, I can't believe that happened to you. That is, oh my God. - It's been a week. - Well, at least you know it lasts. It's a great product and it's long lasting. - And we will put it in the newsletter 'cause look at that, it's not too orangey. - And they do what they say and they mean it. - And they mean it. Do you ever do the tan contour? Do you remember that was like a thing for a week? - I haven't done it in a while. Like when's the last time I spray tan? Like before the summer. But I do do it every time I spray tan because I don't, it's not that like I feel like fake tan makes me break out because I don't think it does like some brands, yeah, for sure. But like overall, I don't know. I just like like my skincare routine. So I do my skincare routine and then I wait for like a really long time so that it like completely seeps in and then I'll do the contour. There's just something about putting it all over my face. I'm like, I don't know. But then like when I go get a spray tan like from a woman, I let her do my face and it's like the same thing. - Do you do it during the summer? - No. - I feel like I'm so tan right now. - You are. - And I like got a little sunburn at the beach which like, no, I've hit the age where I'm mad at myself where I'm like, how the fuck did that happen? Like you put some screen on. Like, yeah, that's when you know your, that's when you know you're an adult. - Guys, I'm turning 35 in two weeks. - Oh my God. - It's actually so chic. 35 is chic. - 35 is chic. And I'm getting all these Instagrams that are just like, your 40s are better than your 30s and your 50s are better than your 40s and your 60s are better than your 50s. This woman in her 40s was talking about how she's her happiest in her 40s because she said, your 20s, you don't know what the fuck's going on. And then your 30s is everyone is like, on a crazy timeline. Like, when are you having kids? When are you getting married? And it's just so stressful because of timelines but she's like your 40s. Everyone's giving up on timelines because things either happened or they didn't and everyone's just living life. - Yeah. - So that's kinda ironic. - We're hitting the first round of divorces. - Oh, yeah. - Let me tell you, they're coming in hot. - Are we? We are, I guess. I really got it. I know, like a couple of people. - I kind of love like losing a friend to a marriage and then getting her back while you're still single and she went through her whole marriage and you're like, "Give that inner girl." - That hasn't happened to me yet, but. - You never know. - You never know. You really don't know. I have some technological updates from the woman in STEM. The girls, and I think you also, I have to double trek, are posting horizontal Instagram photos. - Okay, well, I'm not trying to do it on purpose. I don't know how to change it. - To get it to stay right here. - Oh, so you did it by accident? - Yeah, every time I do it, it's against my will. - I know how to fix it. Whatever your first photo is, you choose the dump, is what dimensions will keep it. - Okay, I tried that. - So you tried to do long first and then move it? - I don't know. - That's what you have to do. - But, Haley Bieber posted horizontal today. - Oh, she probably can't pick her out. - She might know, I'm thinking she can pick her out. - It's kind of like Regina George when she got her nipples cut and then she was like, "Whoa!" and started walking around, everyone did it. 'Cause you did it, then she did it, and then I was like, "I guess all the cool girls are doing it." - No, I didn't do it on purpose. Well, because you want to know what's annoying when I use my digital camera and I import my pictures, they're horizontal. - So then I can't. - Yeah, just don't have it as the first photo and then move it to the first photo after. - Well, I feel like IT right now. - In your household, are UIT or is DES IT? - It's so weird, DES is IT. - Well, when it comes to like printers, TVs. - It says. - It's DES. 'Cause that's-- - He's really house manager over there. He's? - It's, and he's exhausted. - Like he came in and he was like, "Who left the umbrella open?" And I was like, "I didn't know we had an umbrella." It's chaos over here in these streets. - Hannah, I'm gonna be thinking about how you went downstairs, turned on the tennis channel. All you needed to, fell asleep for two hours. All you needed to do was bet on that game and then wake up to see if you're bet hit or not. And you would have been a dad. You would have been a full dad and then you would have gone upstairs and been like, "Does?" The fuck is dinner? (laughing) I was gone for two hours. - No, I love like when sitting with the men and then the women get up to start cleaning and I'm like, "Why aren't you guys cleaning?" - Yeah. - They're like, "Why aren't you cleaning?" I'm like, "Why would I clean?" - That is a very stereotypical thing that really grinds your gears. - Well, 'cause I don't know why women I'm actually have to clean. They cooked also, especially when they cooked. But actually my household, it's a rule. My nan and my mama cook. And like without, not a second goes by. Popping my dad are cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning and the dishes are, I mean, does that happen in my household? No, 'cause we get to breathe. (laughing) I'm also going through a little identity crisis. - Okay. - With my profile picture on Instagram. - I meant to bring that up to you. Wait, we have to pull it up for the people because if you. - Well, I changed it again. - Wait, I need to see what you're at right now, because. - I changed it again. - I just didn't type in your name. That was so weird. - Would you type out? - Oh, you just changed it right before the pod. - Yeah, but I'm not sticking with that one yet. I was just testing it. - Okay, I liked the one you had before. I thought it was like one in cute and flirty. For a second, I was like, should I be like, is it cool to not have like a professional photo up? Like, I'm like, let's stop being so serious. So then I was just scrolling and I randomly just found a photo of me like doing a kissy face. Like, I didn't even know I had that photo. And it's not even like my favorite photo. I just felt like it was authentic. And then someone said, I don't like your PFP. So then I googled PFP and it's profile picture. So then I was like, okay, some young girl doesn't like my profile picture. So then I panicked before we started the pod and just picked another one. And then Haley texted me and was like, what's going on with your profile picture? So I'm kind of freaking out right now. - I love being a girl. I love it, I love it so much. I love it so much. Like, no, this is the stuff I'm talking about Hannah. Here's the thing, when I change my profile picture, I look for one person opinion and one person only. And that woman's name, Kimberly Dessorbao. - Text your mom. - Really? - See if she likes it. - No, but sometimes your mom will like photos of me that are pretty and I don't want a pretty photo. - My mom speaks in very honest terms. - Well, almost like honest, but in an old school of what year is it? She'll be like, you look tough. I'm like, I'm like, what? Like I go beat someone up. You just you look harsh. I don't like that. - Space generation and we like to reinvent ourselves with a profile picture. - She likes when they look elegant. Where sometimes I want to look a little bad, you know? - Yeah, you're a bad girl, you said you're naughty. - I love you a bad girl, I feel like with mine, I had my Hulu special which is still available to watch. And but I was like feeling like, okay, I don't need my Hulu special photo up anymore. And then I was thinking of like random cool girls who like they have like their, their foot of them is a kid. They're like, I'm just silly. - Yeah, where it's like, it's not even like a picture of them. - Yeah. - You want to know who has a real, like who I always think is really good, Josephine. Josephine has had the same picture of a dog that is not even her dog for years. - See that's cool, it makes no sense. - It was a dog she saw on the street. When you, and when you ask her about it, she has a cool story. - Yeah. - It was a dog she saw on the street in Japan. And it's like, yeah, she's so cool. - Yeah, I'm like, that is like really cool. - I think that I didn't consider trying to be cool. And then I didn't know how to be cool. - And those are the coolest girls of all. That's what you're my best friend. - You have to rework it. - Wait, you literally just, you said, don't say that about my friend. - Yeah, you're, she's the coolest girl you know. - You're literally so cool. - And also like what makes a person cool? Being hilarious and gorgeous. Okay, check, check. But like, you know what I was thinking. I, I think at the past, people think I'd be cooler if I didn't smile as well. - You want to know what, you're so nice. That's what it is. - So this is, you're so approachable. - And usually like really nice people don't get the word cool thrown around. And if you get the word cool thrown around, you also have to be ready for bitch. - You're right. - So like I take the good with the bad. - She goes, if you want to be cool, you also have to be a bitch. - If you want to live this life. - And you can't handle that kind of heat. If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen bitch. - Yeah, I feel like you're so nice. - You're cool, but like not. You're actually like so sweet. Like you're not mean at all. But like I know there's people in this industry who are mean, and everyone's like, they're so cool. And I'm like, when's it become cool to be mean? - Well, people are scared of them. - I feel like people are scared of them. And like they're the kind of people that like, they're like, if you don't have group mentality, and think like me, you're not cool. - Where I feel like we're not group mentality people. - We're not, we're not. - That's why sometimes we're not that cool 'cause we're like, we don't want to. We're not going. Like how many times are we like, actually we're not going. Like we don't say. - Sometimes we're not cool 'cause we are not group mentality and then sometimes we're cool 'cause we're not group mentality. And it's like 50/50. - Can you just say the same thing twice? - Yeah. - But also, I think I was playing too much tennis during my high school years. I didn't think about these things and you did. - I'm about being cool. - About like how you're perceived. - I started being perceived at a very young age so I had to think about it. Like I didn't wanna think about it, but I had to. - And I was purely perceived in the sports realm, which is literally like, that's a score bitch. That's a score. - And I think that's why I like, I always leaned more mysterious. That's why it's so crazy that I even did reality TV. - Oh, I'm not mysterious. I'm not mysterious. You know it's funny. We never talk about this, but page at first during the, what's the auditioning process? That was cool. - Yeah. - I remember I had heard back, Jordan heard back, and you heard it heard back yet. And I remember seeing you, and sorry, was that public knowledge? Okay. - I'm like, okay, what did I do? - No, but I remember seeing you like in the office. - No, it wasn't that I didn't hear back. I didn't get it. - Oh, see, I just didn't know if you like, I didn't, I didn't hear that you got told no. But I remember thinking like she looks too cool. - I didn't know, I didn't get told no. I didn't know, I didn't get it. I just assumed by not hearing back. And then when they called me and said two girls dropped out, I was like, oh, so I wasn't, I was like, so I wasn't hit. - Well, 'cause let's be honest, you were shy, stylish, very New York Scorpio. I didn't see you as someone who wanted to be all out there. - I didn't. - I didn't want to at all. - I could see you as a news reporter. - I just knew it was gonna get me something else that I wanted. And that's why I did that. - See, I've never been mysterious today in my life. - Yeah. - And the producers were like, this is gonna be good. (laughing) - I don't wanna say. Like I knew how to gain the system because you don't at all reality TV is so crazy But I definitely there were certain times where I was like, yeah, I'm I'm not doing that You were always better at saying no to situations where I was a little more desperate to be like But they won't like me or they'll get mad if I don't like join in where you're you knew from a young age She knew she was a bitch Anyone in a while. Yeah, because you're you're not being paid to I know Oh, that felt good. That was an eyelash. See, and this is how it happens when you're like and who's eyelash is less But do you just get a fight with yourself you were like and then later on in the day when I forget that I put that there I'm gonna go fight with I haven't yelled at someone is like But that is fun just to go out to a guy and be like whose eyelashes is it no Do you know how many times I've fought with boyfriends where I've been like who is this and then I'm looking at it and I'm like that is mine Remember when I didn't know about where does this about the shorts that was a woman short and does is like those are my European shorts vaguely I vaguely remember this wait, did you text me or call me when we first started dating right under his bed There were like these little shorts and I was like is this a like soccer mom's shorts like is he like does he have a Sacrific family and I literally was like who shorts and he's like mine they're from Ireland Finally also People are putting multiple captions on their Instagram photos have you seen this what's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? What's going on? I'm stressing out. I'm stressing out. It's like homework Don't lie. You brought that up because like star No, like truly stop. Wait, you're telling me you're putting you're doing a dump of 18 photos with 18 different The anxiety it took me to even post this dump and think of one caption. You want me to go? Like I didn't make sure I didn't accidentally go horizontal, but that's didn't we used to do that with Facebook albums where you'd comment under every photo that you posted Do you remember that? You'd be like definitely lost in beer pong. Oh wait. That's like a real caption. I had Seventy never lost though something who's really good also the stuff people would put from You go to a party and you'd get papped basically the entire time by random Literally papped each other and then you'd have the worst photos on of you people making out Doing illegal things and I'm like you just posted that on the Facebook album and we were not cringed and we like Do you remember like when people got drunk for the first like Yeah, when people were getting drunk for the first time there was an inevitable crash out like if you're drunk for the first time You have to add some point crash that was scary. Oh, I was scared everyone was scared and I just feel like I Feel like the kids aren't doing that Well, it's definitely not being recorded. I mean it is on a digital camera, but it gets deleted We used to not even look through it. You just took the chip put it in and press post Yeah, but they have a way worse than us like literally everything they do get to record it And so to think that like some of those nights when you're like a senior in high school would be yeah Actually can't that actually makes me scared No, yeah, but we were talking about like when our kids one day people were like what if your kid finds out you to reality be ice said good They should learn about history that you learned about betrayal. They should learn about Storylines and they should learn about character development development And growth and on growth was it you that I was just talking to this about I was just talking about this someone and I was like I used to be like oh my god I would be like kind of is like not ashamed, but like no, you're gonna sit my child down and be like an after-world war two There was summer house and now I'm gonna sit and I'm gonna be like look at this man Look at his face on the screen if anyone ever says these words to you Anyone speaks to you like that. This is what I want you see mommy stands here You got to stay firmly planted two feet Do you see how my finger it goes right into his face? And that's going into his soul, okay? And he's gonna wake up in his 60s and that's still gonna be repeating in his head He's never gonna find peace and that was our lesson for today Thank you guys for giggling with us. Have an incredible beautiful week do it and we'll talk to you later. Bye

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The host shares a humorous and personal reflection on parenting, childhood, and emotional moments, including a crying episode during a hide-and-seek game with young children.
  2. A key insight emerges about gendered conversations
  3. The host critiques societal beauty standards, noting men’s obsession with body image and fitness, while also celebrating creative solutions like using a CPAP machine to create natural curls.
  4. A touching observation is made about the lack of body talk among women during social gatherings, especially in contrast to men’s frequent discussions about their physical appearance.
  5. The conversation touches on identity, authenticity, and social perception, with the host reflecting on their evolving self-image and the challenge of finding a “cool” yet genuine profile picture.
  6. A major theme is the absurdity of modern digital culture—like horizontal Instagram photos, overused captions, and the cultural shift in how people present themselves online.
  7. The host shares a playful anecdote about being stung by a bee, leading to a two-hour nap, and reflects on how such events can be both chaotic and grounding.
  8. The discussion ties personal experiences to broader cultural trends, such as generational shifts in parenting, food allergies, and identity in the 30s and 40s.

Summary:

The podcast blends personal anecdotes with sharp cultural observations, exploring themes of identity, gender, body image, and digital culture. The host shares a relatable moment of emotional vulnerability during a hide-and-seek game with young children, emphasizing how children don’t care about rules and instead focus on fun and joy. This leads into deeper reflections on societal norms around body talk—men frequently discuss fitness and body metrics, while women’s body conversations are often absent, revealing a gap in shared openness.

The host highlights a creative solution: a woman using a CPAP machine to create heatless curls, a witty and empowering act of self-expression. The conversation also touches on modern parenting, including concerns about food allergies and children’s snacks, and the chaotic reality of family life. A key insight is the lack of body discussions among women during social gatherings, contrasting with men’s frequent focus on physical appearance.

The host reflects on personal identity, particularly in how she chooses her Instagram profile picture, noting that authenticity and simplicity resonate more than perfection. The segment also critiques digital culture, from horizontal Instagram photos to over-corrected captions, showing how social media shapes self-presentation. Amid humor and chaos—like a bee sting that led to a two-hour nap—the tone remains warm and self-aware.

Ultimately, the episode offers a candid, unfiltered look at everyday life, blending personal growth with broader societal trends, from parenting to self-image, while celebrating authenticity and the small, meaningful moments that define a life lived fully.

FAQs

The conversation suggests men often talk about their bodies, fitness, and routines, indicating a growing awareness of appearance. However, there's no clear consensus on a universal beauty standard, with some pointing to figures like George Clooney or Brad Pitt as references, while others note men might compare themselves negatively to fit ideals.

The bustle was a large, decorative support used in 1800s fashion to create a dramatic, curvy silhouette. The host notes that such fashion elements are now outdated and ironically, women today still get BBLs, suggesting a continued focus on body shape despite shifting cultural norms.

She shares that she often sleeps on her stomach, which she finds grounding, but acknowledges it may strain her lower back. She reports a routine of switching positions, showing awareness of physical health and its impact on daily comfort.

She was stung twice while playing with children at a splash pad, leading to a painful reaction. She fell asleep for two hours, returned to find her children excited to see her, and the incident highlighted how children's activities can unexpectedly impact adult life.

She tried a spray tan product that exploded in her makeup bag, causing orange discoloration on her hands. Despite the mishap, she still appreciates the product's effectiveness and notes it's a reminder of how uncontrolled beauty routines can be.

She believes being cool involves being both hilarious and gorgeous, with authenticity playing a key role. She contrasts this with the idea that being 'cool' might require being tough or mysterious, noting that being kind and approachable is often more genuine.

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